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Warming impacts on boreal fen CO2 exchange under wet and dry conditions
Authors:Anna M Laine  Pivi Mkiranta  Raija Laiho  Lauri Mehttalo  Timo Penttil  Aino Korrensalo  Kari Minkkinen  Hannu Fritze  Eeva‐Stiina Tuittila
Institution:Anna M. Laine,Päivi Mäkiranta,Raija Laiho,Lauri Mehtätalo,Timo Penttilä,Aino Korrensalo,Kari Minkkinen,Hannu Fritze,Eeva‐Stiina Tuittila
Abstract:Northern peatlands form a major soil carbon (C) stock. With climate change, peatland C mineralization is expected to increase, which in turn would accelerate climate change. A particularity of peatlands is the importance of soil aeration, which regulates peatland functioning and likely modulates the responses to warming climate. Our aim is to assess the impacts of warming on a southern boreal and a sub‐arctic sedge fen carbon dioxide (CO2) exchange under two plausible water table regimes: wet and moderately dry. We focused this study on minerotrophic treeless sedge fens, as they are common peatland types at boreal and (sub)arctic areas, which are expected to face the highest rates of climate warming. In addition, fens are expected to respond to environmental changes faster than the nutrient poor bogs. Our study confirmed that CO2 exchange is more strongly affected by drying than warming. Experimental water level draw‐down (WLD) significantly increased gross photosynthesis and ecosystem respiration. Warming alone had insignificant impacts on the CO2 exchange components, but when combined with WLD it further increased ecosystem respiration. In the southern fen, CO2 uptake decreased due to WLD, which was amplified by warming, while at northern fen it remained stable. As a conclusion, our results suggest that a very small difference in the WLD may be decisive, whether the C sink of a fen decreases, or whether the system is able to adapt within its regime and maintain its functions. Moreover, the water table has a role in determining how much the increased temperature impacts the CO2 exchange.
Keywords:carbon dioxide  ecosystem respiration  gross photosynthesis  OTC  peatland  warming  water level drawdown
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